Euphrasia Officinalis

Taciturnity, and repugnance to conversation; abstraction of mind.—Hypochondriacal

indifference —Indolence.—Melancholy.

Bursting headache with dazzling of eyes. Catarrhal headache, with profuse discharge from eyes and nose.

Confusion, and pain as from a bruise in the head (with coryza), in the evening,

augmented by lying down.—Pressive headache, with photophobia, and heat, chiefly in the

forehead; with sensation as if the head would burst.—Shootings in the temples and in the

forehead.—Beating in the head, perceptible on the outside.

• ▸Catarrhal conjunctivitis; discharge of acrid matter.
• ▸The eyes water all the time.
• ▸Acrid lachrymation; bland coryza (Opposite: Cepa).
• ▸Discharge thick and excoriating (Mercur thin and acrid).
• ▸Burning and swelling of the lids.
• ▸Frequent inclination to blink.
• ▸Free discharge of acrid matter.
• ▸Sticky mucus on cornea; must wink to remove it.
• ▸Pressure in eyes.
• ▸Little blisters on cornea.
• ▸Opacities.
• ▸Rheumatic iritis.
• ▸Ptosis (Gels; Caust).

Aching in the eyes —Gnawing sensation in the eyes.—Inflammatory redness of the

eyes.—Inflammation and redness of the eye from being wounded.—Inflammation of the

cornea.—Obscuration of and pellicle over cornea (after mechanical injuries).—Bluish obscuration

of cornea.—Inflammation and ulceration of the edges of the eyelids, with headache.—Scars from

ulcers and specks in the cornea.—Abundant flow of corrosive tears, so as to prevent seeing, esp.

when exposed to the wind.—Swelling and agglutination of the eyelids.—Swelling of the lower

eyelid.—Smarting in the eyes, as from sand.—Lancinations in the eyes (ball), excited by too

bright a light—Eruption of small miliary pimples round the eyes.—Copious secretion of mucus,

sometimes sanguineous, from the eyes and eyelids.—Dryness and pressure in the

eyes.—Compression in the eyelids.—Contraction in the eyes and eyelids, which occasions

• ▸winking.
• ▸—The light seems obscure and vacillating.
• ▸—Photophobia, esp.
• ▸in daylight and in the

sunshine.

Profuse, fluent coryza, with violent cough and abundant expectoration.

Purulent pimples on the alee nasi.—Excoriation and painful sensibility of the

• ▸nostrils.
• ▸—Epistaxis.
• ▸—Fluent coryza, by day; obstruction of the nose, at night.
• ▸—Violent fluent

coryza, with abundant secretion of mucus (from the anterior and posterior nares), excessive

confusion in the head, corrosive tears in the eyes, and photophobia.—Profuse fluent coryza, with

cough and expectoration in the morning.

Redness and heat of cheeks. Stiffness of upper lip.

Stiffness of the cheeks when speaking and during mastication, with sensation of heat

and burning pains.—Redness of the face.—Miliary eruption on the face, with sensation of burning

and redness, on wetting the face.—Lip stiff, as if made of wood.—Shootings in the lower jaw and

chin.

Stammering, and frequent interruptions in the speech—Speech difficult, in

consequence of a paralytic stiffness of the tongue, and of the cheeks.—Sensation of clucking,

which mounts into the throat.

Vomiting from hawking mucus. Nausea and bitterness after smoking.

Mawkish taste.—Nausea and bitterness in the mouth after smoking.—Risings, with

taste of food.—Hiccough.

Pinchings in abdomen by short fits.—Pressive squeezing and burning across

abdomen.—Colic, alternately with affections of eyes.

• ▸Dysentery.
• ▸Prolapse ani.
• ▸Pressure down in anus when sitting.
• ▸Constipation.

Evacuations hard and scanty.—Pressure in anus while sitting;

heemorrhoids.—Old flat condylomata at anus with severe burning; < at night.

Menses painful; flow lasts only an hour or day; late, scanty, short. Amenorrhoea, with ophthalmia.

Menses at the regular period, but they last only one hour.

• ▸17, 18.
• ▸Respiratory Organs and Chest.
• ▸—Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath.
• ▸—Stitches

under the sternum, esp. during an inspiration —Cough only during the day, with mucus in the

chest, which cannot be detached; mucus frequently blood-streaked, thin; expectoration only in

• ▸the morning.
• ▸—Cough loose during the day, dry at night.
• ▸—Cough, esp.
• ▸by day, with difficult

expectoration.—Cough, with suspension of respiration Cough in the morning, with copious

expectoration of mucus, and fluent coryza.—Difficulty of respiration, even when seated.

• ▸Spasmodic retraction of genitals, with pressure above pubic bone.
• ▸Condyloma and sycotic excrescences.
• ▸Prostatitis.
• ▸Nocturnal irritability of bladder; dribbling urine.

Spasmodic retraction of the genital parts (with pressure above the

ossa pubis), in the evening in bed.—Lancination and voluptuous itching in the glans, and in the

• ▸prepuce.
• ▸—Condyloma.
• ▸—Retraction and tingling of the testes.
• ▸—Sycotic excrescence, itching,

stinging, with sore and burning pain when touched.

• ▸Frequent yawning when walking in open air.
• ▸Profuse, fluent coryza in morning, with much cough and expectoration.
• ▸Influenza.
• ▸Gags when clearing the throat in morning.
• ▸Whooping-cough only in day-time, with profuse lachrymation.

Numbness in the arms and hands.—Cramp-like pressive pains in the hands,

and the fingers.—Fits of (painless) swelling in the joints of the hand, or of the fingers on moving

them.—Cramp pain in the metacarpus.—Torpor of the fingers.

Shootings in the legs during repose.—Stitches in the hip and knee-joints

when walking.—Tension, as from contraction of the tendons in the ham, and the tendo Achillis,

on walking.—Sensation of heaviness and cramp-like pain in the calves of the legs, after

remaining long standing.—Succussions (shocks, like electric shocks), which ascend along the

thigh, followed by paralytic torpor of that part—Cracking in the outer ankle of 1. foot, when

stepping.

24. Generalities—Cramp-like pains over the whole body.—Pricking in the extremities, as from a

gnat, with sensation of torpor.—Crawling as of a fly in one or the other limb, from below

upwards in a straight line, with numbness of the part—Aggravation of symptoms in the

evening.—Great drowsiness in the day, as from fatigue of the eyes —Violent lancinations in

different parts, which prevent sleep.—Shooting, itching stitches (the whole night).

First stage of measles; eye symptoms marked. Consequence of external injuries.

Consequences of blows, bruises, and contusions.—Condylomata, itching when

walking, burning when touched.

Yawning when walking in open air. Sleepy during day.

Yawning, when walking in the open air.—Frequent waking (as from fright) at and

• ▸after 3 a.
• ▸m.
• ▸, lasting till 6 a.
• ▸m.
• ▸, when he falls in a stupor, from which he wakens with many

complaints.—Frightful dreams, with frequent waking and starting with fright.

Chilly and cold. Sweat mostly on chest, at night during sleep.

• ▸Blepharitis.
• ▸Cataract.
• ▸Cold.
• ▸Colic.
• ▸Condylomata.
• ▸Conjunctivitis.
• ▸Cough.
• ▸Eyes,

• ▸affections of.
• ▸Glandular swellings.
• ▸Granular lids.
• ▸Influenza.
• ▸Iritis.
• ▸Lachrymation.
• ▸Lips, stiffness

• ▸of.
• ▸Measles.
• ▸Nasal catarrh.
• ▸Nose, cancer of.
• ▸Parotitis.
• ▸Phlyctenulz.
• ▸Pimples.
• ▸Ptosis.
• ▸Prolapsus

• ▸ani.
• ▸Prostate gland, affections of.
• ▸Scrofula.
• ▸Staphyloma.
• ▸Sycosis.

Characteristics—According to Grauvogl, the "signature" of a black spot in the corolla which

looks like the pupil," marked Euphrasia as an eye medicine to the ancients, and homceopathic

experiments have fully confirmed its old-time reputation. Eye-symptoms appear in great variety,

and the irritation extends to the skin around the eye, and to the nose, producing nasal catarrh and

affections of the external nose. Hering mentions "flat cancer on right side of nose" as having

come within its curative range. The catarrhal effect is prolonged into the chest, producing

hoarseness and cough with profuse expectoration, "Vomiting from hawking mucus," and

"vomiting breakfast on clearing throat of offensive phlegm," have been cured by Euphras.

Cough after the disappearance of hemorrhoids. In the digestive track there are: Colic,

hemorrhoids, and condylomata at anus. Sensations: as if dust or sand in eyes; as if a hair hung

over eyes; as if upper lip were made of wood; stiffness of left cheek; of tongue. Ames, of

Rockland, Ohio, has recorded the case of an old man, of 79, to whom he gave Euphras. 3x for

lachrymation and sneezing, with the result that it relieved him, in addition, of a prostatic trouble

he had had for some years, compelling him to rise frequently in the night to urinate. This led

Ames to give Euphr. in other cases of prostatic trouble, with good results. As an eye-lotion

Euphr. has great value, I have seen corneal opacities removed by its prolonged use. Among the

noteworthy symptoms of Euphras. is "frequent yawning when walking in the open air." There is

drowsiness without being able to sleep; frequent waking in the night as from fright. Lying down

<coryza; > cough. Walking = stitches and itching in female sexual organs; walking in open air =

yawning. < After sleep. Most symptoms are < during night and in the morning; cough > at night.

> In bed; > getting out of bed. Cold air and wind = lachrymation. < From touch.

• ▸Antidoted by: Camph.
• ▸, Puls.
• ▸Compatible: Acon.
• ▸, Calc.
• ▸c.
• ▸, Con.
• ▸, Nux.
• ▸, Phos.
• ▸, Puls.
• ▸,

• ▸Rhus.
• ▸, Sil.
• ▸, Sul.
• ▸Compare: AEthus.
• ▸, Cepa (tears bland; of Euphr.
• ▸, corrosive), Apis, Arg.
• ▸n.
• ▸, Ars.
• ▸,

• ▸Hep.
• ▸, Kali bi.
• ▸, Kali iod.
• ▸, Merc.
• ▸, Merc.
• ▸cor.
• ▸, Puls.
• ▸; Grat.
• ▸, Dig.
• ▸, Tabac.
• ▸(Botan.
• ▸)

Antidotes: Camph; Puls. Compare: Hydrophyllum-Burr -flower--(catarrhal inflammation of eyes; hot lachrymation with itching, swollen lids, dull headache; also for effects of Poison-Oak); Cepa; Ars; Gels; Kali hyd; Sabadilla.

Third to sixth potency.

Euphrasia is a short acting remedy of great usefulness in acute

catarrhal affections with or without fever. Headaches that occur

with coryza and eye symptoms, head aches in the evening as if

bruised. Stitching pain in the head. Head aches as if the head

would burst with dazzling of the eyes from sunlight. These are

catarrhal headaches with profuse watery discharge from the eyes and

nose. The eye symptoms of Euphrasia are its most prominent feature.

Catarrh:.! condition of the eyes with copious, acrid, watery discharge

with or without coryza. (Cutting pain in the eyes extending into the

head, pressure in the eyes as if caused by sand. Sensation of dryness, burning, biting in the eyes. Sensation of dust in the eyes.

Violent itching of the eyes obliging rubbing and winking, with copious

lachryniation. Pupils much contracted and much tumefaction of the

mucous membrane with redness and enlarged blood vessels and smarting. Iritis from rheumatism or in connection with rheumatic joints.

Copious thin or thick discharges. General inflammation of all the

tissues of the eyes. Ulceration of the cornea. It has cured Pannus.

Pustular inflammation. Opacity of the cornea after injuries of the

• ▸eye.
• ▸It is suitable in the most violent acute conjunctivitis.
• ▸Amblyopia with inflammation of conjunctiva and lids.
• ▸Copious lachrymation and burning.
• ▸The mucous membranes of the lids and eyeballs

are injected, red, and vascular. Glutination of the lids in the morning. Copious, acrid lachrymation with fluent discharge from the nose

during coryza. Dryness of the lids and the margins of the lids red.

swollen, and burning. The lids are very sensitive and swollen. The

margins of the lids itch and burn. Suppuration of the margins of

the lids. Much swelling of the lids with inflammation. Fine rash

about the eyes with puffiness of the lids. Blurred vision. Paralysis

of the third nerve.

The next most important group of symptoms is in connection with

• ▸the nose.
• ▸Sneezing and fluent coryza.
• ▸The di.
• ▸scharge is bland and

this occurs with acrid lachrymation. The nasal mucous membrane

is swollen. Profuse, bland, fluent, coryza- After this coryza has

existed for a day or two it extends into the larynx with a hard cough.

The coryza is worse during the night while lying down. The cough

is worse in the daytime and ameliorated by lying down. The remedy

has a rash like measles and it has febrile symptoms ; therefore, when

these symptoms are duly considered, it will be seen that Euphrasia

is siimlar to the symptoms that occur in measles. It is a wonderful

medicine in measles though not so frequently indicated as Pulsatilla